Category: Domestic Affairs,

10,000 California veterans ordered to pay back enlistment bonuses – NY Daily News

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Nearly 10,000 California veterans must pay back hefty reenlistment bonuses they earned a decade ago when they signed up to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon has ordered.   

Many of the California National Guard soldiers received more than $15,000 to reenlist in the mid-2000s, when the country was struggling to fill the force as two overseas wars raged on, the Los Angeles Times reported.

But Pentagon investigations determined the California Guard handed out bonuses too liberally, giving them to many soldiers who didn’t qualify, as state officials faced difficulties meeting enlistment quotas.

And instead of forgiving the overpaid soldier, many of whom served multiple tours of duties overseas in exchange for the funds, the California Guard has asked for the cash back.

10,000 California veterans ordered to pay back enlistment bonuses – NY Daily News

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war 

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Nearly 10,000 soldiers, many of whom served multiple combat tours, have been ordered to repay large enlistment bonuses — and slapped with interest charges, wage garnishments and tax liens if they refuse — after audits revealed widespread overpayments by the California Guard at the height of the wars last decade.

Thousands of California soldiers forced to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after going to war – LA Times

Seriously?!

Sunoco Pipeline Spills Gasoline Near Pennsylvania River

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Pennsylvania environmental officials said that since rain is predicted to continue, it could be later on Friday night or Saturday before the water recedes and the break area on the pipeline can be found.

A drop in pressure on the eight-inch pipeline was detected by the Sunoco Logistics Control Center shortly after 3 a.m. on Friday. The pipeline was shut down and emergency response personnel dispatched to the scene, Sunoco Logistics said.

Sunoco Pipeline Spills Gasoline Near Pennsylvania River

hmmmm

55,000 gallons of gasoline spills into Susquehanna, effect on Lancaster County drinking water unclear 

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A broken pipeline in Lycoming County on Friday dumped 55,000 gallons of gasoline into the Susquehanna River.

As the river, swollen with 6 to 8 inches of rain that fell overnight Thursday, rushes south, Lancaster County officials are gearing up to prevent contamination of the local water supply.

“With the amount that spilled, we certainly could see some impact on our intake along the Susquehanna River,” Charlotte Katzenmoyer, director of public works for Lancaster, said Friday afternoon. 

55,000 gallons of gasoline spills into Susquehanna, effect on Lancaster County drinking water unclear | Local News | lancasteronline.com

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Chris Wallace And The Banality Of Conservative Dishonesty

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Fox News anchor Chris Wallace has received widespread praise for his performance as moderator of the final presidential debate, despite repeatedly injecting right-wing framing and misinformation into his questions. The celebration of Wallace’s performance highlights the extent to which conservative spin has become normalized in national politics….

  • His question about the economy began with the false premise that President Obama’s 2009 stimulus plan damaged the economy.
  • His question about immigration took Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s 2013 comments about “open borders” grossly out of context.
  • His question about abortion access invoked the right-wing myth of “partial-birth” abortion, a non-medical term invented by anti-abortion groups.
  • His question about the national debt falsely alleged that programs like Social Security and Medicare are going to run out of money and add to the debt absent short-term cuts, echoing Republican talking points about entitlements.

…It’s easy to challenge bullshit when it’s being delivered wildly by Trump on a debate stage. It’s much harder to challenge it when it’s being subtly baked into questions from a moderator whose employer has spent years trying to blur the lines between serious journalism and right-wing fantasy.

Chris Wallace And The Banality Of Conservative Dishonesty

Hmmm

Mormon Mom Has An Abortion Story Donald Trump Needs To Hear 

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“I had always been firmly in the category that I would die before I would abort a baby or a fetus, that was something I never saw doing, and I was disapproving of women who did so,” she said. “But afterward, I thought how unethical it is to judge another woman for doing that, because you never know what the circumstances are.” 

Mormon Mom Has An Abortion Story Donald Trump Needs To Hear | Huffington Post

No shit, Sherlock.

Clinton’s Misleading Debt Claims

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In the final presidential debate, Hillary Clinton claimed that her proposals would “not add a penny to the debt.” But a nonpartisan budget watchdog group estimates that what she has detailed thus far would add $200 billion to the debt over 10 years.

The same budget experts estimate Trump’s proposals would add significantly more — $5.3 trillion — to the debt over 10 years. Clinton, however, made the misleading claim that Trump’s tax cuts would “add $20 trillion to the debt.” That’s a two-decade figure — a point Clinton leaves out — and it doesn’t account for any spending cuts Trump has proposed.


Clinton’s Misleading Debt Claims

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Jamar Clark death: No police disciplinary proceedings 

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Two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old unarmed black man will not be disciplined, police in the US city Minneapolis say.

Jamar Clark death: No police disciplinary proceedings – BBC News

American Law Officers = Licensed to Kill Without Reason or Fear of Consequences.

When upholding the law doesn’t mean following it and your buddies will cover up and deny the very existence all your crimes…. you might be in American Law Enforcement.

Until police departments start policing their own all police officers are culpable in every single murder racists with badges commit.

The thin blue line is a public safety hazard.

Curt Schilling Baffled By Jewish People, Asks Jake Tapper To Explain 

On By peanutgallerynhIn Boston,, Media and Culture,Leave a comment

It’s rarely a good sign when someone has to qualify their response with, “Well, I don’t speak for the Jews…”

Curt Schilling Baffled By Jewish People, Asks Jake Tapper To Explain | Huffington Post

I’m a Boston fan and being a Sox fan I’ll always love Schilling for the Bloody Sock.

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why the hell people keep letting him speak though!